In his note ("Border Minstrelsy," second edition, 1808, p. xxi.) Scott says the ballad was taken down from an old woman's recitation at the Alston Moor lead-mines "by the agent there," and sent by him to Surtees. Consequently, when Surtees saw "Marmion" in print he had to ask Scott not to print "THE agent," as he does not know even the name of Colonel Beaumont's chief agent there, but "an agent." Thus he hedged himself from a not impossible disclaimer by the agent at the mines.英文原著 · 《Old Friends》
Every morally responsible agent is a free agent; Man is a morally responsible agent; Therefore man is a free agent, --英文原著 · 《The Scottish Philosophy》
which is thus explained: The notion man comprehends in it the notion responsible agent; but the notion responsible agent comprehends in it the notion free agent; therefore, on the principle that a part of a part is a part of a whole, the notion man also comprehends in it the notion free agent.英文原著 · 《The Scottish Philosophy》
'Your agent for the time,' resumed my father; 'and you, who are acquainted with the forms, know that the client states the cause to the agent--the agent to the counsel'--英文原著 · 《Redgauntlet》
She even made oblique and timid inquiries, but could learn nothing of him, except that he sent periodical remittances to Miss Gale, for managing his improvements. These, however, came in through a country agent from a town agent, and left no clew.英文原著 · 《A Woman-Hater》
Having read so far, the police agent placed his papers on the writing-table, waited a moment for orders, and, receiving none, went out. No change came over the sadness and perplexity of Lomaque's face. He still beat his nails anxiously on the writing-table, and did not even look at the second agent as he ordered the man to read his report. Magloire produced some slips of paper precisely similar to Picard's and read from them in the same rapid, business-like, unmodulated tones:英文原著 · 《AFTER DARK》
And you can't solve it by postulating an agent that is even more complex, and you can't solve it by postulating an agent that is even more complex,演讲 · 《Militant atheism ~ Richard Dawkins》
The kinds of people an advertising agent could use to recommend a product, the kinds of people an advertising agent could use to recommend a product,演讲 · 《Militant atheism ~ Richard Dawkins》